Ida

ida

Proper noun

A female given name.

Usage notes

Fairly common given name in the 19th century, but rare in the English-speaking world today.

Origin

Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name, for the Mount Ida of classical mythology.

Proper noun

(Greek mythology) Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.